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Interesting area that I’ve never heard about. Mostly solid architecture (I’m one) from the modest vintage homes to the new builds with more than a couple “aspirational” McMansion-leaning piles. The downtown looks great. It shows how a well designed and run community can prosper without geographic gems or substantial employment centers. I’m in a $2M vintage cottage on a 5k sf lot in San Diego so can commiserate with crazy RE values.
Hey you really should consider showing an upwards view of the tapestries and wall decor they add quite a bit and we couldnt see the top of the fireplace sculptures. Great job otherwise and i do appreciate the tour
I work for a builder in Birmingham that was at the forefront of tearing down the old houses and building “bigfoot” houses in the ‘90s. I hated framing on those tiny lots but it paid well. Moved on to work for one of the best custom builders and building on some of the most prestigious homes in Birmingham and surrounding area. I however can’t agree about it being the most overpriced city in America. Many city far out due it, I was recently in Park City Utah and toured a condo that was asking just under $3500 a sf.
That's wild! What builder are you working for now? Would love to check out some of the work! Birmingham definitely isn't the most expensive city in America - the article just says our real estate is the most "overvalued/overpriced"
@@PaulWolfert Park City really is wild. I worked Thomas Sebold & Associates until I retired several years ago. I now spend time between Traverse city and Vero Beach. I’ve always believed it’s not overpriced if someone buys it.
There really isn't a specific job industry IN Birmingham. Most residents work from home, are retired, own their own business, or work outside of the city. Most of my clients are in tech.
Hey Paul, if they're concerned about you taking off your shoes then they are missing the point of your awesome videos brother. Keep doing what you do and I'll keep watching. Shoes or no shoes. 👍🏾
so @ 122:08 you said you need to see good signs that you're doping well..... but you're not. :( ... you're doing okay'ish but over doing somethings, and completely missing others.... like overdoing would be going up to the dinning room windows and looking out... what you should have been done is when you were out in that area of the yard you need to clearly name that area... like 'rear gazebo lawn, but without a gazebo' (that's just an example.. IDK if it would be a good place for a gazebo, but it's a specific part of the rear lawn... and you're not just using 'back yard' as the name for the ENTIRE are in the rear of the house) and have these areas named in your mind before you even start filming... and don't be afraid to make mistake and start that part of the house over.. that is what editing is for.... - - okay now that you've walked through the 'rear gazebo area/lawn' and said something cheeky about there not actually being a gazebo there "but it's the perfect place to put one," then you continue the tour and naming the main areas, like you sort of did... AND THEN when you get to that empty dining room area next to the eat-in kitchen, you don't walk all the way up to the window and look out the window to show the viewer what part of the ack yard it's next to, you would either look at the entire dining room area and say 'this is the dinning area that looks out onto the '"rear gazebo lawn,' perfect for breakfast with your visiting family and viewing birds and wildlife with your coffee" - you want the audience to use their imagination a but and picture themselves living in the house, and they're able to get a basic layout of the house because you've given them easy to identify areas that they just use their imagination to 'look out at the view' instead of taking the extra 10 steps of the camera adjusting the lighting to go into a daylight from from the indoor lighting it was just at.. AND THERN it has to go back to indoor when you walk away.... (this lighting issue isn't always a 'thing' it depends on the camera used and the settings. But with what you used in this video IT IS 'a thing' - so I think what would be best would have been to so a sort of sweeping walk as you enter the room you go towards where the table would be then sweep to the left and then focus on the kitchen... like an arc from the right side of the entrance sweeping to the left as you make the comment that gets them to think about actually being in that room..... - - NIOW the other thing... I said 'completely missing other' well it was just one thing that REALLY annoyed me, and I'll bet it annoyed a TON of other viewers... the 'Eiffel Tower' on the ceiling... you only showed us the legs LOL and that was a MAIN FEATURE that EVERYONE would want to see if they are considering this home seriously... so you HAVE TO be VERY AWARE of what you camera is seeing... this was a simple mistake... but a big one as a real estate agent :/ - If you wanna see someone that I think does an amazing job at giving walk throughs of mega-mansions then you should check out Enes... you'll find him with just one name :)
I'm a fan of Lehto's Law on YT and I recall he mentioned how he grew up in Birmingham MI, which sadly for me, such a beautiful affluent community with fantastic schools wasn’t part of my upbringing. $329K (cheapest on Zillow for Birmingham) for 922 sq ft and $3,376 property tax are numbers similar to the Ann Arbor area, which has Michigan Medicine and U of M going for it, whereas Birmingham offers the closeness of the dream cruise. I’d have to win the lottery before giving any serious consideration toward relocating to either area but your videos are keeping the dream alive. Thanks!
Thanks for watching! I was on Lehto's Law a while back. The taxes you see listed on sites like Zillow are incorrect. The real taxes on that 330k Birmingham house would be $6,379/year if you live in it or $8,502 if it's owned as a non-primary or rental. The same house in Ann Arbor would run you $8,542/$11,108 - (I made a whole video about Michigan property taxes: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-qrxEe-LVyIY.html )
Birmingham has always been Birmingham. It has never changed, and always looked like a bustling little suburb of metro Detroit. I grew up in Ferndale, 5 miles to the south on Woodward Ave. When I got my first job while in high school, I thought Birmingham would be a good choice to start. I began working at B. Siegel in the center of town. It was a specialty women’s clothing store. I worked Thursday, Friday evening and all day Saturday as a porter, restocking sales desks, emptying garbage, cleaning bathrooms and running errands. It was fun for a first job. I also met one of my best friends. We were the same age, and she worked part time after school as well. She worked in accessories. We met in the fall of 1979. When I was attending a local college in 1982, I ran into a bit of trouble, my folks found out I was gay and threw me out. I went to live with a boyfriend which didn’t work out well, I needed work right away. He suggested I apply at the many expensive restaurants in town. There was Mid Town Cafe’, Phonecia, 220 Merrill Street, Machus Sly Fox, but I was hired at Punchinello’s. It was a small bistro type restaurant open lunch and dinner. I got on friendly enough with the staff and ended up living with another waiter in his dumpy rental house on Stanley St. Now it’s one of those $1,000,000.00 homes. I found most of the clientele insufferable, but there were a handful of gems who made everthing entertaining. Speaking of entertaining, Punchinello’s was a block away from The Townsend Inn, an upscale hotel that catered to wealthy guests. Whenever a famous actor who was appearing at the Birmingham Theater was in town, or for an appearance they stayed at The Townsend. I had the pleasure of taking care of Andy Warhol, Liza Minnelli, Mercedes McCambridge, Kenny Loggins, and Margaret Whiting. There were many more and they were all wonderful. I worked there for roughly 10 years. It was getting more difficult in the early 90’s. The owner was unpredictable at best, and the local clientele with new money were the finger snapping type, whatever you did for them, it was never enough. It was tough to leave, but my boyfriend told me to leave. He knew I wasn’t happy. I gave my 2 weeks notice and the owner said “let’s make it 1 week”. I said sure, thanks for nothing. Maybe a year later my boyfriend and I were at the Townsend for dinner. A couple who were old customers from Punchinello’s saw me and asked us to join them. We sat and talked over drinks. I asked if they still dined at the restaurant. They said not really. It was just too sad there anymore. The following spring brown paper was taped to all the windows. “CLOSED FOR REMODELING” the signs said. Several weeks later the restaurant equipment auction was announced. My boyfriend and I walked by and peeked through the windows. It looked depressing. I’m glad I left before the ship sank. Every so often when we’re in town from our home here in Atlanta, we’ll drive through Birmingham. Now it looks like any other city where the women have their noses in the air. At least we have our memories, and a drawer full of Punchinello’s match books.
Seen many videos of mega mansions, this is by far the most beautifully crafted, well thought out mega mansion. The artwork must be worth millions , in addition to the furnishings!! I'm just blown away!!!
They're not that bad. Southfield, Oak Park and bunch of other cities are worse. If you bought a 500k house in Southfield, you’d have to pay over 15k/year in taxes. That's the same amount you’d pay in Birmingham for a 800k house 🤯
Paul, what is the fascination in Michigan with detached garages? It seems like most of the houses you show have a detached garage. I get why the older houses are like that, but even that newer one at 18:26 has that. Is it a fire code thing? Do people up there like to walk through snow , rain and sleet to crank a key in a lock to get to their car? Maybe you've explained it and I just missed that video.
People in Michigan actually prefer attached garages but most of the cities with small lots (also some of the most desirable areas) can't fit an attached 2+ car garage. No one here wants an attached 1 car garage because we all own two or more cars.
I don't usually see homeless people in any of the Metro Detroit cities. Not just Birmingham. The weather is less than desirable for anyone exposed to the elements.
Birmingham is awesome. You pay for the city ambiance. The homes are overpriced, but as they say….. location, location, location. That master bedroom in the second home was sick.
It can't be more overpriced more than Trenton, Mi. taxes for a 1325 sq, ft. house is around four thousand four hundred dollars these homes are built in 1950's, they are taxing the seniors out of their homes, it's outrageous for Wayne County!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Taxes in Michigan are based on taxable value, not the sq/ft and Trenton is definitely not the worst. I made a video explaining how our taxes work: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-qrxEe-LVyIY.htmlsi=q79iv0n5ZWf3fMlj
I'd agree and a lot of new businesses are moving into the downtown area! Prices are going to skyrocket in Farmington & Farmington Hills in the next few years as more people figure that out 😀
What about the "Live Music Scene" meaning Folk clubs, blues, rock, and punk bars? anybody have any info? and yes I am a professional musician- looking for a hometown to gig, and set up my recording studio.
Rough carpentry is the structural foundation of a building, while finish carpentry is the more detailed, aesthetically-focused work that completes the interior. They do the fancy stuff.
